Set of Before/After Photos

[Brendan Hunt]

These two parade photos are of IR.72/ID.46. On the back of one of the photos is typed: Zur Erinnerung an den Einmarsch am. 5. August 1940 in Karlsbad. These two photos belonged to Hermann Schmehl, a member of IR.72:

(http://www.volksbund.de/graebersuche...7FF8A8811C530).

Anyways, here are the modern shots:






Take care
-Brendan

[Larrister]

Hi Brendan

Nice before/after photos.

Here's a set from a Sanitats officer's album. He served with 16 Panzer Division.

The set consists of pics taken outside the Hotel Preussischer-Hof in April, 1945.
This hotel had been set up as a Reserve Lazarette.

The group outside consists of nurses, sanitats personel including the decorated sanitats officer who owned the album and recouperating soldiers. Everyone seems to be in good spirits. Was this region occupied by the Americans?

A variety of medals and awards can be seen.

First photo showing the sanitats officer (with nurses) who must have been wounded several times himself.

[Larrister]

Group photo 1.

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Group photo 2.

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Group photo 3.

[Larrister]

Hotel Preussischer-Hof April 1945.

[Larrister]

Same building today. Now called Hotel Schlossblick.

Cheers
Larry

[seeker007]

Thanks for the postings, great idea!